In the world of social media, creating interesting content is a constant struggle. Sometimes you realise what you should have been doing when it is already too late. That’s when having a calendar of social media holidays comes in handy. Knowing what so-called “social media holidays” are being celebrated on a certain date makes it easy for you to plan ahead and come up with smart, timely social media posts that will increase engagement.

Choosing the right social media holidays to observe can be a bit tricky, so here’s my advice: choose a handful of social media holidays that are relevant to your business and brand, and focus on them. The other holidays can wait for another year. By focusing on the most important holidays you will avoid the stress that comes when you try to do too much in too little time.

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Social Media Holidays in January 2023

Here’s our list of holidays that people observe on social media, a.k.a. social media holidays, or hashtag holidays. This list is more comprehensive than many of the social media holiday calendars done by companies like HubSpot that leave out many holidays for no good reason. I hope you will enjoy my comprehensive list of social media holidays in January and come back to this article every time you need some post inspiration!

January 1

  • Global Family Day #GlobalFamilyDay
  • National Bloody Mary Day #NationalBloodyMaryDay
  • National Hangover Day #NationalHangOverDay
  • Polar Bear Plunge Day #PolarPlunge

January 2

  • Happy Mew Year for Cats Day #HappyMewYearforCatsDay
  • National Buffet Day #NationalBuffetDay
  • National Cream Puff Day #NationalCreamPuffDay
  • National Personal Trainer Awareness Day #NationalPersonalTrainerAwarenessDay
  • National Science Fiction Day #ScienceFictionDay
  • National “Thank God It’s Monday” Day #NationalThankGodItsMondayDay
  • World Introvert Day #IntrovertDay

January 3

  • Festival of Sleep Day #FestivalOfSleepDay
  • International Mind-Body Wellness Day
  • National Drinking Straw Day #NationalDrinkingStrawDay
  • National Fruitcake Toss Day #NationalFruitcakeTossDay

January 4

  • National Spaghetti Day #NationalSpaghettiDay #NationalSpaghettiDay🍝
  • National Trivia Day #NationalTriviaDay
  • World Hypnotism Day #WorldHypnotismDay

January 5

  • National Bird Day #NationalBirdDay
  • National Keto Day #NationalKetoDay
  • National Screenwriters Day #NationalScreenwritersDay
  • National Whipped Cream Day #NationalWhippedCreamDay

January 6

  • National Bean Day #NationalBeanDay
  • National Cuddle Up Day #NationalCuddleUpDay
  • National Shortbread Day #NationalShortbreadDay
  • National Technology Day #TechnologyDay

January 7

  • National Bobblehead Day #NationalBobbleheadDay
  • National Tempura Day #NationalTempuraDay

January 8

  • National Argyle Day #NationalArgyleDay #ArgyleDay
  • National Bubble Bath Day #BubbleBathDay
  • National English Toffee Day #NationalEnglishToffeeDay
  • National Sunday Supper Day #NationalSundaySupperDay #SundaySupperDay
  • National Winter Skin Relief Day #NationalWinterSkinReliefDay 
  • World Typing Day #WorldTypingDay #TypingDay

January 9

  • National Apricot Day #ApricotDay
  • National Clean Off Your Desk Day #NationalCleanOffYourDeskDay
  • National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day #NationalLawEnforcementAppreciationDay
  • National Static Electricity Day #StaticElectricityDay
  • National Word Nerd Day #NationalWordNerdDay

January 10

  • National Bittersweet Chocolate Day #NationalBittersweetChocolateDay
  • National Cut Your Energy Costs Day #NationalCutYourEnergyCostsDay #CutYourEnergyCostsDay
  • National Houseplant Appreciation Day #HouseplantAppreciationDay
  • National Oysters Rockefeller Day #NationalOystersRockefellerDay
  • National Save The Eagles Day #NationalSaveTheEaglesDay
  • National Shop For Travel Day #NationalShopForTravelDay

January 11

  • National Hot Toddy Day #NationalHotToddyDay
  • National Milk Day #NationalMilkDay
  • National Human Trafficking Awareness Day #HumanTraffickingAwarenessDay

January 12

  • International Kiss A Ginger Day #KissAGingerDay
  • National Curried Chicken Day #NationalCurriedChickenDay #CurriedChickenDay
  • National Marzipan Day #NationalMarzipanDay
  • National Pharmacist Day #NationalPharmacistDay

January 13

  • Korean American Day #KoreanAmericanDay
  • Make Your Dreams Come True Day #MakeYourDreamsComeTrueDay
  • National Gluten-Free Day #NationalGlutenFreeDay #GlutenFreeDay
  • National Peach Melba Day #NationalPeachMelbaDay #PeachMelbaDay
  • National Rubber Ducky Day #NationalRubberDuckyDay #RubberDuckyDay
  • National Sticker Day #NationalStickerDay
  • Stephen Foster Memorial Day

January 14

  • National Dress Up Your Pet Day #DressUpYourPetDay
  • National Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day #NationalHotPastramiSandwichDay #HotPastramiSandwichDay
  • National Vision Board Day #NationalVisionBoardDay 
  • Organize Your Home Day #OrganizeYourHomeDay 
  • World Logic Day #WorldLogicDay

January 15

  • National Bagel Day #NationalBagelDay
  • National Booch Day #NationalBoochDay #BoochDay
  • National Hat Day #NationalHatDay #HatDay
  • National Strawberry Ice Cream Day #StrawberryIceCreamDay

January 16

  • International Hot and Spicy Food Day #InternationalHotAndSpicyFoodDay #HotAndSpicyFoodDay
  • National Fig Newton Day #NationalFigNewtonDay #FigNewtonDay
  • National Nothing Day #NationalNothingDay #NothingDay

January 17

  • Ditch New Year’s Resolution Day #DitchNewYearsResolutionsDay
  • Kid Inventors’ Day #KidInventorsDay
  • National Bootlegger’s Day #NationalBootleggersDay #BootleggersDay
  • National Hot Buttered Rum Day #NationalHotButteredRumDay #HotButteredRumDay
  • World Religion Day #WorldReligionDay #WorldReligionDay2023

January 18

  • Blue Monday #BlueMonday
  • Brew Monday #BrewMonday
  • Martin Luther King Day #MLKDay
  • Museum Selfie Day #MuseumSelfieDay
  • National Gourmet Coffee Day #NationalGourmetCoffeeDay #GourmetCoffeeDay
  • National Peking Duck Day #NationalPekingDuckDay 
  • National Thesaurus Day #NationalThesaurusDay #ThesaurusDay
  • National Winnie The Pooh Day #WinnieThePoohDay #WinnieThePoohDay🍯 #WinnieThePoohDay🍯🐻 #WinnieThePoohDay🍯🐝 #NationalWinnieThePoohDay #NationalWinnieThePoohDay2023 #WinnieThePoohDay2023

January 19

  • Get to Know Your Customers Day #GetToKnowYourCustomersDay
  • National Popcorn Day #NationalPopcornDay #NationalPopcornDay🍿
  • World Quark Day #WorldQuarkDay

January 20

  • National Buttercrunch Day #NationalButtercrunchDay
  • National Cheese Lover’s Day #CheeseLoversDay
  • National Disc Jockey Day a.k.a. National DJ Day #NationalDiscJockeyDay
  • National Penguin Day #NationalPenguinDay

January 21

  • International Sweatpants Day #InternationalSweatpantsDay
  • National Granola Bar Day #NationalGranolaBarDay
  • National Hugging Day #NationalHuggingDay
  • National Use Your Gift Card Day #NationalUseYourGiftCardDay #UseYourGiftCardDay
  • Squirrel Appreciation Day #SquirrelAppreciationDay

January 22

  • Answer Your Cat’s Questions Day #AnswerYourCatsQuestionsDay #AnswerYourCatsQuestionDay #AnswerYourCatsQuestion
  • Celebration of Life Day #CelebrationOfLifeDay
  • National Blonde Brownie Day #NationalBlondeBrownieDay #BlondeBrownieDay
  • National Hot Sauce Day #HotSauceDay #NationalHotSauceDay

January 23

  • Community Manager Appreciation Day #CommunityManagerAppreciationDay
  • National Handwriting Day #NationalHandwritingDay #NationalHandwritingDay2023 #HandwritingDay #HandwritingDay2023
  • National Pie Day #NationalPieDay #NationalPieDay2023 #NationalPieDay🥧 #PieDay #PieDay2023

January 24

  • Beer Can Appreciation Day #BeerCanAppreciationDay
  • National Compliment Day #NationalComplimentDay
  • National Peanut Butter Day #NationalPeanutButterDay #PeanutButterDay
  • International Day of Education (UNESCO)

January 25 

  • Library Shelfie Day #LibraryShelfieDay
  • National Irish Coffee Day #NationalIrishCoffeeDay
  • Opposite Day #NationalOppositeDay #OppositeDay
  • Burns Night (UK and Scotland) #BurnsNight

January 26

  • Australia Day #AustraliaDay
  • International Customs Day #InternationalCustomsDay
  • National Spouses Day #NationalSpousesDay
  • National Green Juice Day #NationalGreenJuiceDay
  • National Peanut Brittle Day #NationalPeanutBrittleDay

January 27

  • Family Literacy Day (Canada) #FamilyLiteracyDay #FamilyLiteracyDay2023
  • Holocaust Memorial Day (United Nations) #HolocaustRemembranceDay #HolocaustRemembranceDay2023 #HolocaustRemembrance
  • National Chocolate Cake Day #ChocolateCakeDay #NationalChocolateCakeDay #ChocolateCakeDay🍫🍰 #NationalChocolateCakeDay2023
  • National Big Wig Day #NationalBigWigDay #BigWigDay
  • World Breast Pumping Day #WorldBreastPumpingDay

January 28

  • Data Privacy Day #DataPrivacyDay
  • Global Community Engagement Day #GlobalCommunityEngagementDay
  • International Lego Day #LegoDay #InternationalLegoDay
  • National Blueberry Pancake Day #NationalBlueberryPancakeDay #BlueberryPancakeDay
  • National Daisy Day #DaisyDay
  • National Have Fun At Work Day #NationalFunAtWorkDay #FunAtWorkDay #FunAtWorkDay2023
  • National Kazoo Day #NationalKazooDay #KazooDay
  • National Seed Swap Day #NationalSeedSwapDay

January 29

  • National Corn Chip Day #NationalCornChipDay #CornChipDay
  • National Puzzle Day #NationalPuzzleDay
  • World Leprosy Day #WorldLeprosyDay #WorldLeprosyDay2023

January 30

  • National Croissant Day #NationalCroissantDay #NationalCroissantDay2023

January 31

  • National Backward Day #NationalBackwardDay
  • National Hot Chocolate Day #NationalHotChocolateDay
  • National Inspire Your Heart With Art Day #InspireYourHeartWithArtDay
  • Plan for Vacation Day #PlanForVacation

National Weeks in January 2023

  • 2-10 January: Folic Acid Awareness Week
  • 8-14 January: National Pizza Week
  • 23-29 January: National Irish Coffee Week

National Months in January 2023

Food & Drink Months In January

  • National Hot Tea Month
  • National Menudo Month
  • National Oatmeal Month
  • National Slow Cooking Month
  • National Soup Month
  • National Sunday Supper Month

Pets & Animals Months In January

Health Related Months In January

  • Cervical Health Awareness Month
  • National Bath Safety Month
  • National Birth Defects Prevention Month
  • National Blood Donor Month
  • National Braille Literacy Month
  • National CBD Month
  • National Glaucoma Awareness Month
  • National Radon Action Month
  • Thyroid Awareness Month

Miscellaneous

  • Brain Teaser Month
  • Clean Up Your Computer Month
  • Get a Balanced Life Month
  • Get Organized & Be Productive (GO) Month
  • International Creativity Month
  • National Black Diamond Month
  • National Hobby Month
  • National Mentoring Month
  • National Skating Month
  • National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
  • National Stalking Awareness Month

I hope you liked my complete list of social media holidays to observe in January. Which holidays will you observe? Leave us a comment 🙂